Jonathan Pablo Bottinelli (born 14 September 1984) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for San Martín SJ. He is the brother of fellow professional footballer

Darío Bottinelli Darío Bottinelli (born December 26, 1986) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He is the younger brother of defender Jonathan Bottinelli. Career San Lorenzo Considered a good prospect for the future, Bottinelli mana ...

Club career

San Lorenzo

In 2007, Bottinelli helped San Lorenzo to win the Clausura tournament. On 12 August 2008, Bottinelli moved to

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, on 15 January 2009 he returned to

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River Plate

On 26 July 2012, River Plate's president Daniel Passarella reported that Bottinelli joined to the club for an approximate fee of

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2 million, and was presented days later during a press conference at the city of Ezeiza. On 21 August, the AFA investigated the player for irregularities in his rights as the

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club

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with bank accounts at

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received exactly

1.7 million while posing as the club owner of the player's rights according to information provided by

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newspaper.

León

Bottinelli played for Club León in the 2014–15 Liga MX season.

International career

He made his debut for the

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, in a 0–0 draw against

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on 18 April 2007.

Honours

San Lorenzo * Torneo de Clausura:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bottinelli, Jonathan Pablo 1984 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Men's association football central defenders Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Argentina men's international footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers U.C. Sampdoria players Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Club León footballers Unión de Santa Fe footballers Rosario Central footballers San Martín de San Juan footballers Serie A players Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico